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The HEAD World Cup Rebels write another chapter in skiing history in the 2022/23 season. With 8,750 points, HEAD once again clearly wins the FIS Brand Ranking. At the highlight of the season, the World Championships in Courchevel/Meribel, the HEAD team was also the best ski brand with 13 individual medals. In the World Cup, the Rebels were on the podium 67 times - even more than last season.

With her third victory of the season, Lara Gut-Behrami secured the Crystal Globe in the Super-G in a thrilling final in Soldeu on Thursday. This is the fourth time the Swiss athlete takes overall victory in this discipline. Vincent Kriechmayr won his fourth Downhill of the season in Wednesday's final. For Johan Clarey, this was his final race, summing up an impressive 20-year career in the World Cup. Lara Gut-Behrami finished third in the Downhill on Wednesday, Ragnhild Mowinckel was also third in the Super-G on Thursday.

Alexis Pinturault is all set for the World Cup Finals with two podium finishes in the Giant Slalom. The French athlete raced to second place in Kranjska Gora on Saturday and third place on Sunday. The HEAD Worldcup Rebels celebrated three podium finishes at the women's events in Aare: Sara Hector came third in the Giant Slalom on Friday, Wendy Holdener was second in the Slalom on Saturday and Anna Swenn-Larsson finished third. 

The HEAD women's team swept away almost everything in Kvitfjell this weekend: In the Super-G on Friday, HEAD celebrated a triple victory with Cornelia Hütter, Elena Curtoni and Lara Gut-Behrami. Kajsa Vickhoff Lie's first World Cup victory followed on Saturday in the Downhill, where she also made Norwegian skiing history. Corinne Suter finished in third place. And on Sunday, HEAD again took all three podium places in the second Super-G with Nina Ortlieb, Stephanie Venier and Franziska Gritsch. In the men's Downhill on Saturday in Aspen, James Crawford raced to the podium in second place.

Rising Finnish star Emil Ruusuvuori will play in HEAD clothing as well as with a HEAD racquet in 2023 after signing a new deal with tennis’s leading racquet brand.

Two HEAD Worldcup Rebels skied to the podium for the first time in the World Cup this weekend: Laura Gauché raced to third place in the Downhill in Crans Montana on Sunday with bib number 26. Albert Popov also finished third on Sunday in the Slalom at Palisades Tahoe.

The remarkable Novak Djokovic has set another record – one which many people thought would never be accomplished. The 35-year-old Serb is today the top-ranked player in the world for the 378th week, beating the mark of 377 set in the 1990s by Steffi Graf. And because all Djokovic’s weeks as world number one have been with a Head racquet, it is a massive achievement for both the player and the racquet maker.

Developed by padel athletes, with padel engineers, for all padel players, the highly innovative MOTION PRO promises to become known as ‘The Padel Shoe’ when it launches in February 2023.

The Summer '23 collection from HEAD Sportswear is fresh, modern and versatile. The classic Performance Tennis Line is the heart of the collection. Innovative materials, sophisticated features and a sporty look define the DNA of the Performance Styles. The off-court line moves stylishly between the court, the gym and the city with a fashionable organic cotton range. After the successful launch of the Padel Line in Summer '22, this collection was expanded and boasts fashionable cuts and sporty blends. An absolute novelty in Summer '23 is the Athleisure collection, which brings HEAD sportswear to the city with a new image featuring hip designs and silhouettes.

The Summer '23 collection from HEAD Sportswear is fresh, modern and versatile. The classic Performance Tennis Line is the heart of the collection. Innovative materials, sophisticated features and a sporty look define the DNA of the Performance Styles. The off-court line moves stylishly between the court, the gym and the city with a fashionable organic cotton range. After the successful launch of the Padel Line in Summer '22, this collection was expanded and boasts fashionable cuts and sporty blends. An absolute novelty in Summer '23 is the Athleisure collection, which brings HEAD sportswear to the city with a new image featuring hip designs and silhouettes.

Lena Dürr winning Bronze in the Slalom on Saturday saw the HEAD Worldcup Rebels score another medal on the final weekend of the World Championships in Courchevel/Meribel. This marked the conclusion of the most successful World Championship so far for the HEAD team with a total of 13 medals. HEAD won Gold as the best ski brand of the World Championships. Gold medals were also won by the new World Champions Alexis Pinturault, James Crawford, Alexander Schmid and Maria Therese Tviberg.

The HEAD Worldcup Rebels remain on a run of success at the World Championships in Courchevel/Meribel. In the Parallel event on Wednesday, both Alexander Schmid and Maria Therese Tviberg won the Gold medal. Wendy Holdener's Silver made it a HEAD double victory in the women's event. Ragnhild Mowinckel bagged Bronze in the Giant Slalom.

The HEAD Worldcup Rebels continue to collect medals at the World Championships in Courchevel/Meribel: Nina Ortlieb won Silver in the Downhill on Saturday, Corinne Suter took Bronze.

James Crawford left all the favourites standing in the World Championship Super-G in Courchevel on Thursday. The Canadian athlete bagged the Gold medal with a sensational run. Alexis Pinturault won his second medal at his home World Championship in third place. In the women's super-G on Wednesday, Cornelia Hütter and Kajsa Vickhoff Lie shared the Bronze medal.

The film "Odyssey of the Five Lucky Bastards" follows a team of professional skiers, snowboarders, and sailors as they embark on a journey to combine their passions in the mountains and seas of Greece. They experienced an unforgettable trip beyond their wildest expectations - in the deepest sense - connected to the elements and the culture on site.

A lifelong dream comes true for Alexis Pinturault. The French athlete became World Champion in the Combined event at the World Championships in his hometown of Courchevel on Tuesday. Wendy Holdener took Silver in the Combined event the day before.

Prehistoric people hunted animals for food but nothing went to waste. Pure leather is not just luxurious, it’s been an incredibly functional and sustainable material for clothing since the dawn of human kind.

Exactly ten years after her victory at the City Event in Moscow, Lena Dürr celebrates her first World Cup victory in the Slalom in Spindleruv Mlyn on Sunday. The German athlete raced to the top of the podium following two second places and five third place finishes in this discipline. The day before, the 31-year-old finished second in the first Slalom in Spindleruv Mlyn, with Wendy Holdener from Switzerland finishing third.

HEAD’s premier tennis ambassador Novak Djokovic has written another remarkable chapter in tennis history, winning a 10th Australian Open singles title to take his career tally of majors to 22.

Three of the six podiums in the two Giant Slaloms in Kronplatz went to the HEAD Worldcup Rebels: Lara Gut-Behrami finished second on Tuesday, and on Wednesday Ragnhild Mowinckel and Sara Hector finished in second and third place.

"Take Two" follows the journey of professional HEAD Freeskier Jess Hotter as she makes her comeback on the Freeride World Tour. The film, directed by Jeff Thomas, captures Jess's struggles, triumphs, and the beautiful landscapes of Northern British Columbia together with other HEAD Freeski athletes such as Abel Moga, Blake Marshall, Ian Morrison.

Victory in the Downhill sets a new milestone for Vincent Kriechmayr! The Austrian athlete won the Downhill on the Streif run on Friday to claim this classic race for the first time. The HEAD Worldcup Rebels celebrated a double victory at the Super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Sunday: Ragnhild Mowinckel won ahead of Cornelia Hütter. On Saturday, podium places were won by Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, who was second, and Elena Curtoni, who finished third. Beat Feuz ended his great skiing career in Kitzbühel as one of the most successful HEAD athletes of all time.

Attacking padel players will find a winning edge with the SPEED racquet series, which has state-of-the-art Auxetic technology for sensational feel and extra power. 

On January 20 to 22 at the 83rd Hahnenkamm event in Kitzbühel, the spotlight will be on one HEAD Worldcup Rebel in particular: Beat Feuz is ending his unique World Cup career after 16 years. The Swiss athlete, winner on the Streif run in both of the past two years, is one of many HEAD athletes who made skiing history on this legendary course.